The Nine Circles of Hell! – all the news that gives you fits in print – for Thursday, June 30, 2011, are: Army admits they knew of Arlington Cemetery problems since 1992 Partisan bickering over US program that armed Mexican drug cartels First of three court rulings backs Obamacare Failed and controversial CEOs are doing Read more

Chalmers Johnson is president of the Japan Policy Research Institute and professor emeritus at the University of California, San Diego. Chalmers’ new book, "Nemesis: The Crisis of the American Republic," (Metropolitan Books) is the third book in a trilogy including "Blowback: The Costs and Consequences of American Empire," (Metropolitan Books) and "The Sorrows of Empire: Read more